Globally, depression affects an estimated 3.8 percent of the population. It is the fourth largest contributor to the global burden of disease and the third largest source of years lost to disability. Estimates from the National Mental Health Survey 2015-16 … Read More
Health Systems and Quality of Life
Impact of Community-Based Depression Treatment – Evidence from India
LEAD at Krea University and Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development
COVID-19 and Adaptation to Mental Health Services
Sapna Nair and R Padmavati
COVID-19 caused disruptions in services to those with mental illness in several countries across the globe. While these disruptions have been well-documented, few studies have looked at the service provider perspective. A recent study by LEAD at Krea University and the Schizophrenia … Read More
Landscaping the Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Adolescents
Diya Ahuja, Twinkle Juneja and Sapna Nair
Seeta* is a teenager in rural Uttar Pradesh. Harassment by boys from the village had become an ordinary spectacle that relentlessly continued every day as she traced her steps to school. Despite her fears, a wary Seeta chose to not confide … Read More
The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Mental Health Services: The Provider Perspective
Sapna Nair, Preethi Kannan, Kaustav Mehta, Ananya Raju, John Mathew, Padmavati Ramachandran
This exploratory study supported by the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development, at the University of Oxford, provides insight into Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF)’s experience in providing mental health services to communities in Tamil Nadu, in the Covid-19 context. … Read More
Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness among Youth: Evaluation of the Kissa Kahani Program
This study examines the impact of a community-based multi-media intervention that aims to improve sexual and reproductive health awareness among youth. … Read More
Impact Assessment of Infosys Foundation’s Grants
As part of this project, the Infosys Foundation engaged LEAD to undertake impact assessments of its grantee portfolio. … Read More
Tamil Nadu Socioeconomic Mobility Survey
This panel survey was initiated to understand the long-term pathways that influence socio-economic development. … Read More
Exploring the Uptake and Use of Supplementary Nutrition under ICDS
This study examines the demand and supply side factors that influence the uptake of Take Home Rations provided under the ICDS program, in Tamil Nadu. … Read More
COVID-19 and its Impact on Mental Health Services
This project examines the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare services for mentally ill populations, from the perspective of a service provider. … Read More
Father Involvement in Early Childhood Care: Insights From an Intervention Among Parents in Rural India
Sapna Nair, Shivani Chandramohan, Nandhini Sundaravathanam, Arvind Balaji Rajasekaran, Rathish Sekhar
This paper discusses insights from the design and implementation of a study that tested the impact of techno-social innovations in improving the involvement of fathers in child-care on child development outcomes.